(3511) Tsvetaeva Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 1982 by Zhuravleva, L. V., Karachkina, L. G. at Nauchnyj.

Where Tsvetaeva is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsvetaeva is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3511
Provisional designation1982 TC2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.64 km (#5,312 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.300
Rotation period6.23 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.19
Orbital period4.56 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.20 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.198
Inclination8.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 14 October 1982

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